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D.West

Excellence is not an act, but a habit....Aristotle

About Me

I'm easy going, free of drama and bs, all of which lead to confrontation and heartache; I love harmony...I generally care about the well being of people....I'm pretty open minded and I realize the world is much bigger than the street I live on...lol I think 90% of the people in the world is close minded...You see evidence of this in Race and Religion....Like, everyone thinks they are right! Come on now! See the big picture! Consideration and respect are important aspects of my behavior...I like to teach people the things I know and learn from others as well. My character is such that I don't necessarily like to conform to the "norm" because I like to separate myself from the rest...That's from the way I dress to the way I speak, carry, and conduct myself...I detest the fact that most of the people in the world are followers, doing things the way others would for exceptance of the opinions of their peers, perpetually destroying their genuine and innovating nature of expression...Where has true expression gone? I want to make sure I take advantage of "my" space in time and life, be an innovator and discoverer of new things...I find that too many live as others and for others and as a result, they miss out on all the other enriching things life has to offer them...I love Art and reaching into my imagination as well as appreciating other artforms and artworks...

My Interests

Art, Architecture, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Knowledge, Improvement, playing pool, riding my Suzuki GSX-R 600

I'd like to meet:

Genuine, conscious people with open minds and self integrity because usually if you are true to yourself, you tend to be the same to others as well...my unborn son...my creator, and all my relatives I never knew...

Music:

Hip-Hop, R & B, Classic R & B, pop, alternative, classical, reggae, jazz, 70's, 80's, 90's til today

Movies:

Martial Arts movies (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Iron Monkey; Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2, House of Flying Daggers); Comedies; Hero movies like Batman, fantastic four, X-men trilogy, etc...Drama, Horror, Documentaries...I love animations...

Television:

I don't like to get sucked into the TV, but when its on....ESPN sports (Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Football - NFL and college), sometimes desperate housewives and girlfriends...Boxing, some cooking and Design shows..the Tennis channel...lol oh, and I can't forget the Discovery and Speed channels...

Books:

Architectural related material; A Twist of the Wrist; 40 Architects around 40;

Heroes:

Generally people who don't waste time and space by not contributing to the lives we all live, my peers for helping me shape my character through the experiences with them and the mistakes they, I, or we both made...Philosophers or people who think about life, what we give to and receive from it...